How we watch

[Brian Legge]

I managed to catch the tail end of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Seattle's international district. I found myself drawn to how people were watching.

The crowd was small but dense - ringed around a storefront - making it difficult to get into the action. I was also using a 50mm which wasn't the best fit for the denser areas but worked well just outside. In hindsight, I would have been better served with a 35mm though my fasted 35 is a stop slower than my 50 and I was already low on light.

These were taken on Neopan 400 pushed to 1000 in ddx.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/6834334825

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/6834335131

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/6834334623

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/6834334367

 

[adeir]

Thanks for sharing, Brian. I thought it was interesting that you chose to use such a shallow DOF. It seems to add another layer of interest, given the overall theme of the photos -- something like, "how I watch how we watch."

Cheers!

Andrew

 

[farlymac]

Don't know how you would have been able to convey the same feeling of being in the crowd by using a 35mm, Brian. The isolation of elements within the scene is great, due to you having to shoot at larger apertures.

PF